| You may be wondering how to celebrate natural | | | | You may be familiar with the expression that reads |
| kindness day this year, well I have a great idea for you! | | | | "practice random kindness and senseless acts of |
| Instead of going out and buying cards, simply log onto | | | | beauty." This approach to life, so phrased by writer |
| your computer and start sending free, yes free | | | | Anne Herbert, can be considered the unofficial mantra |
| e-cards. Free e-cards are gradually starting to take | | | | for Random Acts of Kindness Day. |
| over the card market, mainly because they are free. | | | | Get into the spirit of thoughtfulness and motivate |
| It is natural to take great pleasure in small details: such | | | | yourself to make someone 's life easier, and more |
| as a smiley face scribbled on the check after a | | | | harmonious, by performing actions to demonstrate |
| restaurant meal, someone pulling over to help change | | | | your consideration and good will. |
| your tire, being offered to share an umbrella with a | | | | Your benevolence and compassion can take any form |
| stranger while waiting for the bus in the rain, or a | | | | you choose, from helping someone struggling with a |
| person otherwise going out of their way to make | | | | heavy bag, adding some coins to a meter that is |
| certain of your safety and satisfaction. | | | | running low, or holding the door open for whoever you |
| But how often can you say that you've reciprocated | | | | see approaching an entrance. |
| with attention of your own? For most of us, it isn't a | | | | Everyone could use some help on occasion, and are |
| record to be particularly proud of. | | | | often either too shy to ask for it, or feel that requesting |
| If that is the case with you, and suddenly you are | | | | it from a stranger would be unwelcome. Open your |
| feeling guilty, then Random Acts of Kindness Day has | | | | heart to the people around you, even if it is through |
| arrived just in time. Participate in this observance and | | | | anonymous actions, and watch the impetus to do |
| join the Kindness Movement, a no-fee required | | | | something for the benefit of others, no matter how |
| dis-organization to further the cause of doing nice | | | | simple, spread like fire. |
| things for other people and spreading positive energy | | | | Of course, every activity described herein is |
| through eliminating certain routine hassles and making | | | | appropriate and encouraged for any day of the year, |
| people happy, if only briefly. | | | | but no better occasion than Random Acts of Kindness |
| Have you ever considered paying the toll for the | | | | Day exists on which to commit yourself to being more |
| person behind you, or spotting someone a free ride on | | | | helpful and caring. |
| public transportation? | | | | I like to send hundreds of free e-cards each year, and |
| These are just some of the small things that could | | | | now I never miss anyone's birthday. Free e-cards |
| make the greatest difference in how someone's day is | | | | enable me to send them to family and friends that live |
| going, and exactly the type of actions for which this | | | | across the world, and I never have to pay even if they |
| celebration was established. | | | | are thousands of miles away. |